Tokyo Vice: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Loosely inspired by American journalist Jake Adelstein's non-fiction first-hand account of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police beat, the crime drama series, filmed on location in Tokyo, captures Adelstein's daily descent into the neon-soaked underbelly of Tokyo in the late ‘90s, where nothing and no one is truly what or who they seem.

Series details

• Title: Tokyo Vice
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 2022-04-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 2024-04-04
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: HBO Max
• Typical episode runtime: 57 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.6/10
• TVMaze ID: 42847
• IMDb ID: tt2887954
• TVDB ID: 366624

Cast and credited roles

• Ansel Elgort — Jake Adelstein
• Ken Watanabe — Hiroto Katagiri
• Rachel Keller — Samantha
• Rinko Kikuchi — Emi Maruyama
• Shô Kasamatsu — Akiro Sato
• Ella Rumpf — Polina
• Hideaki Itô — Jin Miyamoto
• Miki Maya — Shoko Nagata
• Yōsuke Kubozuka — Naoki Hayama
• Tomohisa Yamashita — Akira

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2022-04-07; final listed air date 2022-04-28; episode order: 8.
• Season 2: premiered 2024-02-08; final listed air date 2024-04-04; episode order: 10.

Source and licence

Adapted from Tokyo Vice on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.